Sports

Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota

The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...

‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction

The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...

Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes

Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...

Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort

Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...

Ben Simon and Anna Lundquist take home The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Ben Simon (junior) scored the lone, unassisted goal in a 1–0 victory at California Lutheran University Sept. 5. The Occidental squad greatly anticipated the...

If refs are going to mess up calls, they can at least do it a little less often

Referees are the worst. It doesn't matter what you call them: refs, umps, blue, zebras, judge, "Sir," "Mr. Official," linesman, whatever. No one can...

Women’s lacrosse record season comes to an end

The Occidental women's lacrosse team concluded their season with a 17–15 loss to Pomona-Pitzer, April 28 at Jack Kemp Stadium. The result was a...

Oxy football to return for 2018 season

The Occidental football team is making a return, according to an email sent to administrators by President Veitch April 23. In the email, Veitch...

Townsend and McNeil take Athlete of the Week

Eva Townsend (senior) broke her personal record by 14 seconds in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University April 20. The...

Track and field sweep the competition under the rug

Occidental men's and women's track teams swept their respective multi-dual meets with 4–0 victories against Chapman, La Verne, California Lutheran and Whittier at Jack Kemp...

Detox downs Claremont to return to second nationals in a row

The Occidental men's ultimate frisbee team, also known as Detox, won the sectional championship April 15 in a down-to-the-wire battle against the Claremont Consortium team,...

Alumna Brita Loeb continues athletic endeavors beyond Oxy

For many Occidental athletes, their competitive sporting career ends at graduation. Brita Loeb ‘16 may have left the lacrosse field, but rather than hanging...